Lying to oneself

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You live all your life on lies, and then maybe when you're ready to die, it comes to you-that there's nothing, nothing but yourself and what you could have done.

John Williams (novelist)

Butcher's Crossing

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Williams, John. Butcher's Crossing. Macmillan, 1960, pt. 3, ch. 1.

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He knew that the moment he allowed what his life meant to enter fully into his consciousness, he would either kill himself or someone else. So he denied himself and acted tough.

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Wright, Richard. Native Son. Harper & Brothers, 1940, bk. 1.

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